United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 57797
Elections: Disinformation
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5 June 2025
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13 June 2025 · Answer
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13 June 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle (a) misinformation and (b) disinformation in elections.
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5 June 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle (a) misinformation and (b) disinformation in elections.
Source: Commons
13 June 2025
Answer
The Government takes the integrity and security of our democratic processes seriously, including from the threat posed by mis/disinformation.The UK’s Online Safety Act captures disinformation aimed at disrupting elections where it is a criminal offence in...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-05/57797
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1809827
- uk · wq-1809827 · source updated 13 June 2025